The partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The partridge pigeon is one of three species in the genus Geophaps.
[3] There are two subspecies, differing mainly in the colour of their orbital skin.
The two subspecies are also sometimes treated as color morphs instead of races, making the species monotypic.